My Dao is Spending Spirit Stone: Our Sect Leader Is too OP and Rich!-Chapter 40: The Technique of Heaven’s Will!

"HYAAAH!"

Elder Yan pointed his hand forward, commanding five medium-sized blue snakes filled with lightning energy to attack Li Shen's technique. Li Shen smiled, allowing his Vermillion flames to defeat the five lightning serpents.

It was easy for Li Shen to destroy each of the five lightning serpents of Elder Yan. Each destroyed serpent dealt a blow to Elder Yan's soul, and the five destroyed serpents knocked Elder Yan to the ground. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

"Cough!"

Elder Yan fell to his knees, coughing up blood from the impact of his defeated technique. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, then challenged Li Shen again.

"You! Don't ever think that your attack will easily defeat me!" shouted Elder Yan, Li Shen continued to stare at him coldly.

Li Shen's Vermillion flames were also destroyed in the magic explosion in the battle arena. But the explosion didn't hurt Li Shen's soul—because the power of the Vermillion flames was stronger than Elder Yan's lightning serpent.

Elder Yan didn't want to lose face in front of the other elders, especially in front of Huang Lei. He had to maintain his position as a Qing Palace elder and representative of the Yan Family.

The man was determined to destroy Li Shen, even if it meant sacrificing his own soul!

He once again formed a complex hand formation, but his moves were quick. Li Shen saw Elder Yan's next move and furrowed his brow, trying to guess what the man was going to do.

[Soul Manifestation Activated!]

Elder Yan raised his right hand, reaching toward the sky as pillars of spiritual energy shot out from it. The pillars were golden in color, piercing through the clouds above the city and causing the weather to turn dark.

"What?! Soul Manifestation?" asked Huang Lei.

"Elder Yan?! Are you crazy?!" Huang Lei said sternly, staring at Elder Yan.

"This is for the honor of the Qing Palace Elders. You certainly don't want the practitioners to think we are weak for failing to defeat someone from a disgraced sect like Pillar Azure," explained Elder Yan.

Huang Lei was haunted by a deep dilemma. On the other hand, he was reluctant to let the good name of the Qing Palace Elders be tarnished by losing to a Middle Nascent Soul practitioner from the Pillar Azure sect. However, he was also worried that this battle could cause losses to Princess Qing Ru Yi's Red Palace.

"All elders, listen to my orders!"

"Form a protective formation, don't let the impact of this battle destroy the Princess's Red Palace," Huang Lei said firmly.

All the elders nodded. They took their positions in a circle, sitting cross-legged while forming hand seals. Huang Lei was still flying, he would strengthen the protective wall.

Slowly, 15 golden pillars of light shot up into the sky, creating a wall that connected from one pillar to another. This protected the arena with their solid walls.

Huang Lei added his strength. He sent his spiritual energy forward, covering the pillars with a cover. Now, Li Shen and Elder Yan were trapped inside the protective wall of the elders.

Li Shen turned his head, smiled and nodded. He admitted the abilities of the other elders who were able to form a protective formation as powerful as Soul Formation, and another compliment was sent to Huang Lei.

"As the rumors say, you are indeed strong and talented practitioners," praised Li Shen.

"Haha! I will accept your praise if you defeat Elder Yan's Soul Manifestation," explained Huang Lei.

Sure enough! Elder Yan's Soul Manifestation appeared in the form of a half-bodied giant, formed from the accumulation of golden spiritual energy. The face of the soul giant was similar to that of Elder Yan.

"Elder Yan? Are you sure you want to end this using your Soul Manifestation?" asked Li Shen, confirming.

"Once this technique is activated, it cannot be taken back. If your Soul Giant is destroyed, your cultivation will fall," replied Li Shen.

"I believe that my Soul Manifestation cannot be defeated by you. My current strength is equal to that of a Peak Nascent Soul!"

"Cough!"

Though the Soul Manifestation was known as the ultimate technique of Nascent Souls, only those who had perfectly condensed their new souls could use it. Elder Yan was one of those who could.

"This is a Battle of Acceptance. There is no need to sacrifice your cultivation and soul to win," explained Li Shen.

"Don't talk nonsense, Fellow Daoist. Show me your abilities!" demanded Elder Yan.

In truth, Li Shen could win this battle if he activated his Dream Dao Concept. He could trap Elder Yan in the Dream Dao and defeat him, especially by weakening his will and making him despair.

But that would be the same as revealing his true identity. Huang Lei, the Great Elder of the Qing Palace who was at the Soul Formation stage, would definitely notice that dao concept.

"The power of Soul Manifestation is equivalent to a sixth-level technique. I only need to defeat you with a higher technique," said Li Shen.

"Even with a monster as big as your giant soul!" Li Shen said firmly.

Li Shen patted his magic pouch, bringing out a black scroll neatly bound with a string. He untied the string and spread the technique scroll in front of him.

"What is he going to do?" asked Huang Lei, still watching Li Shen.

The man pointed his hand forward, his index finger touching the paper scroll.

Li Shen moved his hand as if he were writing on the scroll. One by one, the letters appeared, glowing and floating out of the scroll. The ancient letters flew up into the sky and spun clockwise.

"What are you doing?" asked Elder Yan, still waiting.

"I want to show you all the power of the sacred technique inherited by the Azure Pillar Sect!" Li Shen said firmly.

Ten types of letters appeared and flew around in circles in the sky. Li Shen activated his hand formation and triggered a pillar of spiritual energy to appear.

Elder Yan, Huang Lei, and the other elders saw the blue spiritual energy pillars emanating from Li Shen's body. They directed their gaze toward the sky, where thunderous roars erupted as black clouds gathered in one spot.

[First Strike of the Ancient Heaven Technique: Power of Heaven's Will!]

Right after Li Shen recited the name of the technique, the clouds parted and golden sunlight burst forth, shining down on the arena. The floor of the arena shook violently, and the protective walls built by the elders showed signs of massive cracks.

"W-What is this power?!" Huang Lei exclaimed in shock.

A giant hand the size of a mountain appeared from the sky, startling many people. The rumbling grew stronger, destroying the buildings in the area. Huang Lei tried to protect everyone with his Soul Formation power.

The activities of the people in the city center came to a halt as they saw a great power attacking one of the three floating hills. The practitioners were curious and rushed over to get a closer look.

King Qing Fei's eyes opened. He sensed a power with great fluctuations very close to his palace. One of the great elders came to Qing Fei's cultivation room.

"A great battle is taking place in Princess Qing Ru Yi's Red Palace Arena," explained the elder.

"Yi'er hasn't returned from her expedition yet, who is fighting there?" asked Qing Fei.

"Elder Yan Nara is fighting against the Azure Pillar Sect Leader," revealed the elder.

"The Azure Pillar Sect?"

In an instant, King Qing Fei emerged from the Golden Palace of the Qing King and saw a divine palm falling from the sky. It reminded King Qing Fei of the Azure War that had been told in legends.

Prince Qing Feng approached his father, curious about the immense power. But Qing Fei couldn't take this lightly. The power of a god's palm was as strong as an Immortal Ascension stage cultivator's fury, capable of flattening a city in a single strike.

"You and all the Great Elders go help defend the palace. I'll stop that power!" Qing Fei said firmly. Qing Feng understood.

Qing Feng and the other Great Elders flew toward Qing Ru Yi's Red Palace to help Huang Lei. The palm of Li Shen's hand collided with the top of the protective wall, creating a huge spiritual energy explosion that destroyed several buildings in Qing Ru Yi's Red Palace.

Soon, the protective wall was destroyed and many elders were injured. Huang Lei was also injured, but he tried his best to hold back the power.

Elder Yan panicked and fell to his knees as he witnessed the tremendous power that Li Shen had unleashed. He even doubted whether his Soul Manifestation could withstand the god's palm.

King Qing Fei arrived, accompanied by a powerful magical pressure. Everyone was affected by it, but not Li Shen. He still stood there, glaring sharply at King Qing Fei.

"This man? He's not even affected by my magical pressure?" asked Qing Fei.

"Fellow Daoist? Are you planning to destroy this city? As the Qing King, I ask you to stop this technique," explained Qing Fei.

Li Shen smiled faintly, not expecting that this power would be able to remind the Qing King of how terrifying the Ancient Heaven Technique was.

Before the god's palm touched the arena floor, Li Shen clenched his fist. The technique faded without an explosion, saving many people from death.

Elder Yan was completely terrified, he even fainted with his Soul Manifestation destroyed. Now, his cultivation had fallen to the Early Nascent Soul stage.

"The match is over," explained Li Shen.

"Senior Huang Lei, may I please have those two participation tokens?" asked Li Shen, bowing his head.

"O-Of course," said Huang Lei, half-injured.

Still sitting weakly on the damaged arena floor, Huang Lei handed the two participation tokens to Li Shen. Li Shen smiled in relief. The Azure Pillar Sect had finally gained acceptance from the Qing Palace.

"Thank you, Senior Huang Lei," said Li Shen.

He turned his head, then bowed his head, welcoming the arrival of King Qing Fei and Prince Qing Feng. Li Shen politely apologized for the chaos at the Red Palace of Qing Ru Yi.

"I had no intention of destroying this palace, Your Majesty," explained Li Shen.

King Qing Fei saw the damage that had been done. Although it wasn't much, the cost of repairs would be very high. That was because the damaged buildings included the Red Palace compound.

"It was just for the Acceptance battle. Was it necessary to go this far?" asked Qing Fei.

Li Shen was silent, not knowing how to respond. Indeed, Li Shen admitted that he had used too much power earlier. However, it was solely to defeat Elder Yan.

Prince Qing Feng told the elders to rest and recover. King Qing descended from the sky and walked towards Li Shen.

"I didn't expect the Azure Pillar Sect Leader to be this strong. Tie Yan has a promising successor," explained Li Shen.

Tie Yan was the former Azure Pillar Sect Leader. He had ruled when Li Shen was still a disciple there before ascending to the Immortal Palace. It was no wonder that King Qing knew about Tie Yan.

"Your Majesty King Qing is too kind," said Li Shen.

"HAHA! You truly deserve the praise; I am impressed by your abilities," revealed King Qing.

King Qing smiled, gently patting Li Shen's shoulder, "To honor your abilities, how about I invite you to become one of our Great Elders?"